Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy Explained
| Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy |
| Cover: | KeepYourHeadDownFritzieBoy.jpg |
| Caption: | Sheet Music cover |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | 1918 |
"Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy" is a World War I song written and composed by Gitz Rice.[1] This song was published in 1918 by Leo. Feist, Inc., in New York, NY. The cover features a photo of Gitz Rice and reads "inspired by a brave Tommy and written at the Battle of Ypres, 1915."[2]
The song was in the top 20 charts from July to October 1918 and reached number 11 in August. It was recorded by both the American Quartet and Arthur Fields.[3]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
References
Bibliography
- Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. .
- Paas, John Roger. 2014. America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. .
- Silverman, Jerry. 2002. Of Thee I Sing: Lyrics and Music for America's Most Patriotic Songs. New York, NY: Citadel Press. .
- Rubin, Richard. 2013. The Last of the Doughboys: the Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War. .
- Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. .
Notes and References
- Book: Vogel . Frederick G. . 1995 . World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics . Jefferson . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 201 . 0-89950-952-5 . 32241433.
- Book: Parker, Bernard S. . 2007 . World War I Sheet Music 1. . Jefferson . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 341 . 978-0-7864-2798-7 . 71790113.
- Book: Paas, John Roger . 2014 . America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. . 223 . 9783447102780 . 892462420.
